# Accident 19770317008339A: Enstrm F28A, Howell, MI, March 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1977
- Place: Howell, MI
- Airport: Northland Heliprt
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 42.6081° N, 83.9343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Howell, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6081&lon=-83.9343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9598, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9598-1977-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Enstrom F-28A (registry code 3300406, https://openairdocs.org/model/enstrom-f-28a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ENSTRM F28A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770317008339A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CFI IN RIGHT SEAT TOOK CONTROL AFTER 1ST ACCIDENT. PURPOSE OF FLT - REPOSITION ACFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI77FEC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEC21), Mar 17, 1977: Enstrom F-28A (N9598), Howell, MI, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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